Siren Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in Essex

First time visiting this place with my girlfriend after work . Arrived around 6 pm On a Wednesday , found street parking. Walked up to dock area and took a quick ferry boat ride over to the island side of the Marina where the restaurant is located . Was seated right away on the outside patio It was a sunny evening , nice breeze . The view was amazing, so relaxing . Our server (Nolan) came over right away with Water and menus . And asked if we wanted cocktails . We both order a drink and then placed an appetizer order for the Shrimp wrapped in Rice Paper with a sweet chilli dipping sauce . Great presentation and they were delicious. He came back to take our dinner order which we decided to share , we got the Mixed Green Caprese Salad and a Hot Buttered Lobster Roll with fries ( my first lobster roll ever , and it was fantastic) Very meaty and the toasted buttered brioche roll was great . Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. Nolan said this was his 3rd day on the job , he was very friendly , offered suggestions and was very tentative to our dining experience. The service was excellent . We took our time with dinner , enjoying the light music and relaxing views . Decided to order dessert , the salted caramel cheesecake… wow .. the presentation and the taste was amazing . We both enjoyed our first dining experience here And can’t wait to go back . After dinner we took a stroll around the marina . This place will definitely be one of my favorites .⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+ Mary Alteri...

This was my first visit with a friend who has been here a couple of times prior.

I ordered the fried calamari and the crispy brussel sprouts. My friend ordered the Asian chicken chop salad. We both ordered a Mango mojito and the total was $80.81 before leaving a $16 tip.

It was busy and we were lucky to get one of the last two tables. Beautiful 80° day and I really enjoyed my dishes.

The fried calamari was fried perfectly for me, I usually ask them to fry an extra but the young lady who served our table, Ingrid, stated that it is already fried crispy. So I went with the calamari without having it extra fried and it was perfect! The chili sauce on top and the serving was very fair for the price. The crispy brussel sprouts were really good as well and again a very fair serving. They had an aioli sauce on top.

My friend really enjoyed her Asian chicken chopped salad and we both like the Mango mojitos. I was worried the mojitos would be sweet, but the splash of seltzer helped that and they were not too sweet at all. The only suggestion I have is not so much mint because drinking it out of a straw the mint kept getting stuck in the straw.

I would have taken more pictures but it was really busy and I did not want to take a bunch of pictures with people in them.

There is a little boat that crosses you from one side of the river to the other. Once you Google this pla ce and plan on going here, everything flows well and has...

The older, female, bartender who is tall and slim, is horrific. I have a friend that keeps their boat at the Marina on the island and we frequent this restaurant for dinner and drinks due to convenience. I do not drink alcohol and often bring my thermos cup of water. The bartender has been so mean and rude to me on several occasions. Once when another bartender was pouring me a water she took the time to interrupt and tell me to get my thermos cup off the bar. On another day, I went to the bar with a friend and sat down, she came up and did not say hello or welcome, just told me to get my outside drink off the bar and "put in on the floor ". I was shocked, and told her it was just water. Again, when getting a to go order from the bar, she made another comment when I put the plastic cup of water into my cup, and let me know there are no outside drinks allowed at the restaurant. These incidents were weeks apart so maybe she does this to anyone that has an "outside" beverage, but this is a marina and people live on their boats so it is not a normal restaurant situation. This employee acts like a rule keeper when she should be focused on customer service. She is rude and inappropriate. She speaks to the young staff harshly in front of customers. If I were the owner of this restaurant I would want to know this information. Put her away from guests cause she is a nasty person and no one wants that quality in...